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Campus & Community

Public invited to observe Buddhist monks’ construction of a sand mandala at Syracuse University

Monday, September 14, 2009, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Members of the Syracuse University and greater Syracuse communities will have the opportunity from Sept. 21-25 to observe the construction of a sand mandala, a complex symbolic structure that is associated with the most profound and elaborate Buddhist ceremonies in Tibet.

Campus & Community

Shen Wei Dance Arts to perform for SU’s first-year students, Syracuse community

Friday, September 11, 2009, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

Shen Weil Dance Arts will perform Sept. 24 and 25 at the Landmark Theatre. In conjunction, a Cultural Diplomacy Symposium will be held the same days, and two monks will construct a mandala in Eggers Commons Sept. 21-25.

NY Sen. Malcolm Smith announces $1 million state funding for Say Yes to Education initiative and Blodgett Middle School Renovation Project

Tuesday, September 8, 2009, By News Staff

Jemeli Tanui(315) 443-5172 New York State Senate President Pro Tempore Malcolm A. Smith will visit Syracuse Wednesday to announce a $1 million grant from New York State in support of the Say Yes to Education initiative. Sen. Smith will make…

Arts & Culture

SU celebrates life of poet, professor Hayden Carruth Sept. 12

Tuesday, September 8, 2009, By Rob Enslin

A celebration of the life of the late Hayden Carruth , acclaimed poet, critic and editor, is being organized by Syracuse University.

Campus & Community

Arab American scholar to give reading Sept. 17

Friday, September 4, 2009, By News Staff

Mohja Kahf will give a reading, “Arab American Muslim Woman Balancing Act,” Thursday, Sept. 17, at 4:30 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium.

Syracuse University festival celebrates Obama presidency through music and art

Wednesday, September 2, 2009, By News Staff

Judy Holmes(315) 443-8085 The election of Barack Obama is the focus of a music and arts festival presented by the Department of African American Studies in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12,…

Human Rights Film Festival presents documentaries

Wednesday, September 2, 2009, By News Staff

7th Annual Human Rights Film Festival will open Sept. 10.

Campus & Community

Syracuse University festival celebrates Obama presidency through music and art

Tuesday, September 1, 2009, By News Staff

The election of Barack Obama is the focus of a music and arts festival presented by the Department of African American Studies in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12.

SU in the News: Monday, August 31, 2009

Monday, August 31, 2009, By News Staff

A Syracuse University Press book, “Besa: Muslims Who Saved Jews in World War II,” was featured in a National Public Radio interview Sunday with the book’s photographer, Norman Gershman. Michael Barkun, professor of political science in the Maxwell School of…

Syracuse Symposium 2009 celebrates ‘Light’

Monday, August 31, 2009, By News Staff

Judy Holmes(315) 443-8085 Syracuse Symposium™ 2009 invites the Syracuse University and Central New York communities to celebrate “Light” through a diverse array of lectures, performances, exhibits, symposia and other special events, beginning on Sept. 10 with “Illuminating Oppression: Seventh Annual…